Championship 26/27 · 29 Aug 2026

Cardiff City 2–2 Sheffield United

Expected and what happened

No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.

Cardiff City deserved more from the draw, creating 2.5 xG to 1.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Krystian Bielik, 59.9 in 89′.

Well above their usual level: Sam McCallum +22.1, Cian Ashford +17.7, Krystian Bielik +11.5.

Well below it: Sydie Peck −19.3, Rubin Colwill −13.0, Romelle Donovan −9.2.

Each side's last five results before this match.

25 Aug 2026	L 1–2	v Norwich City EFL Cup
22 Aug 2026	D 2–2	at Derby County Championship
17 Aug 2026	D 1–1	v Wrexham Championship
8 Aug 2026	W 3–2	v Swindon Town EFL Cup

25 Aug 2026	W 2–1	at Blackburn Rovers EFL Cup
22 Aug 2026	D 0–0	at Swansea City Championship
15 Aug 2026	D 0–0	v Birmingham City Championship
9 Aug 2026	W 3–0	at Mansfield Town EFL Cup
2 May 2026	W 2–1	at Derby County Championship

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Krystian Bielik Defender	89	0	0	0.10	59.9	+11.5
Cian Ashford Midfielder	85	1	1	0.31	57.9	+17.7
Chris Willock Midfielder	18	0	0	–	52.8	–
Gabriel Osho Defender	90	0	0	–	49.1	+3.0
Nathan Trott Goalkeeper	90	0	0	0.20	45.7	−3.9
Alex Robertson Midfielder	90	0	0	0.07	42.1	−4.8
Joel Bagan Defender	90	0	0	0.07	41.2	−1.5
Jack Moylan Midfielder	85	1	0	0.25	40.7	–
Perry Ng Defender	90	0	0	0.02	39.2	−1.1
Yousef Salech Forward	85	0	0	1.20	38.0	−1.4
Isaak Davies Forward	9	0	0	–	37.4	–
Rubin Colwill Midfielder	90	0	0	0.18	34.8	−13.0
Ollie Tanner Midfielder	72	0	0	0.09	34.1	−2.0
Callum Robinson Forward	9	0	0	–	30.3	–
Joel Colwill Midfielder	9	0	0	–	26.5	–
Calum Scanlon Defender	1	0	0	–	0.0	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Rhys Norrington-Davies Defender	32	0	0	–	53.7	–
Michael Cooper Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	51.4	−4.1
Sam McCallum Defender	90	0	0	–	51.2	+22.1
Thomas Cannon Forward	84	1	0	0.84	50.1	+10.3
Kalvin Phillips Midfielder	45	0	0	–	45.0	+9.7
Japhet Tanganga Defender	90	0	0	–	44.9	−5.3
Mark McGuinness Defender	90	0	0	–	42.9	−3.9
Jaïro Riedewald Midfielder	25	0	0	0.09	40.5	–
Callum O'Hare Midfielder	90	1	0	0.53	38.9	+2.0
Joe Rothwell Midfielder	65	0	0	0.03	37.9	−1.6
Patrick Bamford Forward	45	0	1	–	36.2	−2.1
Ben Brereton Díaz Midfielder	10	0	0	–	34.1	–
Jamie Shackleton Defender	45	0	0	–	31.2	–
Jamal Baptiste Defender	58	0	0	–	30.1	–
Romelle Donovan Midfielder	45	0	0	–	30.0	−9.2
Sydie Peck Midfielder	90	0	0	0.03	16.8	−19.3